How Texas Could Solve Its Health Care Worker Crisis
Texas lawmakers are considering allowing out-of-state health care workers to practice in the state to address its staff ...
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Texas House moves forward after new speaker was elected
The 89th Texas Legislative Session is now underway. With new leadership roles in place, lawmakers are focusing on which bills ...
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Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says
A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% ...
Texas Restaurant Association outlines legislative priorities, focus on credit card fees
Texas lawmakers convened from across the state for the start of the 89th Legislative Session. This marks the beginning of ...
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Texas Senator Files Bill to Establish First State-Level Bitcoin Strategic Reserve
The new state legislation would position Texas “at the forefront of the digital economy,” Senator Charles Schwertner noted.
Migrant detention bill before U.S. Senate could give Texas more sway over immigration policy
Under the bill, called the Laken Riley Act, state attorneys general like Ken Paxton would have the ability to challenge ...
Dustin Burrows's Election As Texas House Speaker Sparks MAGA Anger
Texas GOP Representative-elect Shelley Luther wrote on X: "Today, the RINO (anti-MAGA) Establishment laughed in the faces of ...
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Meet Dustin Burrows, Texas’ new House Speaker and one of the most powerful people in the state
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who heads the Texas Senate, opposed Burrows’ run for Speaker. He has since released a statement saying ...
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Basin’s roads addressed in big money bills
The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.